pandiculation

Noun

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)Type of stretch, yawn
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pan·dic′u·la′tion noun

Origin: L. pandiculari to stretch one's self, fr. pandere to spread out.

A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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